D.A. News 5.28.2010

Samsung Electronics announced Monday it plans to invest 26 trillion won (USD 22.53) in manufacturing facilities and research & development (R&D) this year. Full article here.

Research recently commissioned by Amscreen and Digicom to understand patient receptivity and responsiveness to the Amscreen digital screens in the Healthcare environment has proved that these screens and their content form a noticeable and much-appreciated part of the surgery visit experience. Full article here

In 2009, Riverside Worldwide and Riverside Canada retained the Woah!! Media Group to design and develop a digital billboard powered viral sales lead generation system—that would create online, mobile & offline buzz for the Toronto & Montreal stops of the Zinedine Zidane Friendship Tour. Full article here.

Taiwan-based HannStar Display and Sintek have jointly gained orders for touch panel orders for Hanwang Technology's recently launched Hanvon brand 10.1-inch tablet PCs, the TouchPad B10 and B20, according to market sources. Full article here.

The board of directors of AU Optronics (AUO) on May 27, 2010 approved plans to jointly set up a high-efficiency solar cell plant in Malaysia with US-based Sunpower. Full article here.

Noventri will be showcasing a green technology used for digital signage, digital reader boards for hotels and digital menu boards for restaurants at the Go Green Energy Conference hosted by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett. Noventri plans to demonstrate how the SF-100e digital signage player player can benefit local businesses and our environment. The SF-100e is a digital signage player designed specifically with the green aspect in mind. Besides its miniscule use of electricity, the product saves energy in the sense that it is manufactured locally, therefore eliminating the excessive use of fossil fuels for shipping. Full article here.